Our print publications are advertiser supported. For those wishing to access our content online, we have implemented a small charge so we may continue to provide our valued readers and community with unique, high quality local content. Thank you for supporting your local newspaper.

Park Meadows reports record Black Friday turnout

Shoppers scour Park Meadows mall for Black Friday deals Nov. 23. Pam Kelly, general manager of the mall, said the mall spent about $1 million on decorations for the holiday season.

Nick Puckett

Black Friday shoppers walk the halls of the Park Meadows mall in Lone Tree Nov. 23. The mall makes almost $200 million in November and December, which makes up for about 25 percent of its annual sales revenue.

Nick Puckett

Shoppers crowd the Amazon 4-Star store at the Park Meadows mall, the newest addition to the state's largest indoor mall. Pam Kelly, general manager of the mall, said this year was the busiest Black Friday the mall has ever seen.

The Park Meadows mall opened its doors early on the morning of Nov. 23, welcoming shoppers to the mall's biggest day of the year — Black Friday.

Pam Kelly, general manager of the mall, said this year's Black Friday turnout was the largest the mall had ever seen. The National Retail Federation, a national retail advocacy group, said sales numbers for the holiday season — November and December — are expected to rise by 3.6 percent. Kelly pointed to the unseasonably warm weather as another contributor to bringing people out to the mall following the Thanksgiving holiday.

The Park Meadows mall brings in about $200 million in sales revenue during the months of November and December, which accounts for about a quarter of the mall's annual sales revenues.

With the addition of some new stores, like the Amazon 4-Star, a gift-friendly store with a plethora of various curated items, shoppers were eager to get out and begin the holiday shopping season.

A new child care facility broke ground in Lone Tree on Dec. 13. Kiddie Academy, a day care facility with locations across the United States, will be Lone Tree's newest before-and-after-school company …

Lone Tree was a serious competitor in the Denver metro area's bid for Amazon's second headquarters, city officials said. The company announced in November it will move to two locations: New York City …

The Valor Christian football team was once again playing in a state championship game on Dec. 1 at Broncos Stadium at Mile High. In that game, Valor completed an undefeated 14-win season and captured …